SUNDAY! WEDNESDAY! NITRO STOCKERS! BE THERRRE!
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The Agent got this poster in the email from a reader. It is from the summer of 1967 touting a couple of drag racers at Michigan’s Motor City Dragway. Nitro Stockers on a Wednesday night! Has it really been more than forty years since the zenith for drag racing? [12/28/2007]
ONE-MILE DRAGS?
Turbo tuner extraordinaire Shane Tecklenburg sent the Agent a line with a link showing the Dodge Viper that he tunes as it went from 0 to over 231 mph on the concrete ex-landing strip at Maxton, NC. The Viper is twin turboed and burns E-85 for fuel.
Now 231 mph is chump change these days for NHRA/IHRA Pro Mods who exceed that speed in just a quarter mile. If there had just been a car in the other lane…. Oh well, it is still a cool deal and a great video for this time of year. [12/28/2007]
WORSHAM AND TUTTLE TEAMS JOIN UP FOR 2008
Del Worsham, owner/driver/tuner of the Checker, Schuck's, Kragen Funny Car, and Dexter Tuttle, owner/tuner of his Top Fuel dragster to be driven by Alan Bradshaw in 2008, have announced they will form a racing alliance for 2008. The combined effort will feature a mutual pit area, shared resources, and combined tuning approaches, all of which are designed to provide each team significantly more information and assets as they compete in two different classes.
Checker, Schuck's, Kragen -- the "Official Auto Parts Retailer" of the NHRA -- has announced it will focus its sponsor resources and backing only on Worsham's “red” car in '08. Tuttle and driver Bradshaw expect to attend at least 15 races, though they will continue to pursue additional sponsor funding.
Worsham explained, "It's kind of hard to do this sort of thing with somebody who is in the same class with you, because at some point you're going to have to race each other and then you're going to have to keep some secrets. It's true that Top Fuelers and Funny Cars need to be tuned somewhat differently, but we run the same parts and we know how our tune-ups translate. Now, we'll have double the eyes, double the brains, and we'll be able to share just about everything. I think it's a great deal for all of us."
As part of the move, Tuttle's Top Fuel car will operate out of what had been the blue CSK Funny Car transporter, and the teams will set up the pit area in the same manner the full CSK pit was arranged in the past. The combined effort will make its debut at the Winternationals, in Pomona, on Feb. 7-10, 2008. [12/28/2007]
D.R.A.W. TO HOST FLORIDA GOLF TOURNAMENT
This year the D.R.A.W. tournament will be appropriately named “Racer Appreciation Golf Tournament.” The 4-man scramble style golf tournament will take place on Wednesday, March 12, at Ironwood Golf Course located close to Gainesville Raceway in Gainesville, Florida.
The tee time for the tournament is 1:00 p.m. EST Lunch will be served prior to the tournament between 12:00 p.m. to 12:30 p.m. The fee to play is $75 plus an optional $10 for mulligans. For an entry form or details on the tournament log onto drawonline.org or e-mail to JWTracy@hotmail.com. For details on the track location call 352-334-3120 or visit online at ironwoodgolf.net. [12/28/2007]